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A BANKER LATHAM WEATHER FORECAST. THAW IS BUOYANT CH.UT.U'Ql'A FOR 1009 WILL END THIS EVENING WITH GOOD PROGRAM. Chicago, July 27. Govern- rnent weather forecast until 8 p. m.

Wednesday: For Kansas Unsettled, with probably showers tonight or Wednesday. GET TOGETHER, MEN There Is no need of any factional controversy regarding the subway question that Is now occupying the boards in Parsons, That each citizen should have his individual preference, and that he should be influenced by location and personal Interests is but natural und could not be otherwise. But In large affairs In which an entire city is interested there cn be nothing of importance accomplished except by compromise. The citizens must give way to the rights ot the entire community, or at least a majority. In a public enterprise the citizen who takes the stand that unless his plan Is accepted and carried out he will have nothing to do with it and will do all in his power to obstruct public Improvements that benefit an entire city Is an obstructionist and should have no place in a progressive city.

He may be honest in bis opinion, believing it for the best Interest of the entire community, but when the case has been decided against him there Is but one course for the progressive citizen to take, and that is to boost. This is the position that has been taken by the Btreet railway company. Because it has made Its plans to cross by subway on Main street, and an order of the board of railroad commissioners has been made to that effect, and for the further reason that It would cost $1 000 to change its plans at this tlme'iind cross the Katy tracks through a viaduct on Broadway, the company prefers to build its subway on Main street. But Mr. Spring, its general manager, has said that if it is the wish of the majority of the citizens Of Parsons that it cross on Broadway his company will make the change, even thouRh at a large extra expense, entailing the entire change of its plans.

The Sun Is glad.Uiat there are but few citizens of Parsons who have shown a spirit so selfish and narrow as to fight any proposition regarding a subway that does not embrace their plans. When the Main street subway was ordered by the board nearly every Broadway business man and property owner said that he hoped that no obstruction would be placed In the way of the company carrying out the order of the court. Now that there seems a chance for a subway on Broadway it is no more than natural that they should favor that. But the majority of them are In favor of a subway on Main street, providing It Is Impract (cable or Impossible to secure a subway on Broadway. This is the proper spirit, that is the way cities are built.

The best Interests of the entire city should be considered, and If each Individual citizen cannot secure the working out of the plan that will most bene fit him he should boost the plan that means a greater city and wider commercial and industrial possibilities. Whatever will help one part of a city will help the entire city, and so there should be no factional lines drawn separating one part of the city from another. The Sun believes that this will be done, that every citizen will work for the best interests of the entire city at large, and whether tho subway is to be built on Broadway or Main street, when it Is finally decided, that there will be no obstruction on the part of any citizen, but all pull together for the best Interest of the entire city. MARK BASSETTI DIED TODAY Tulsa NewspaM-r Man Succumb to Wound Received Sunday I'nder Peculiar Circumstance. Tulsa, July 27.

Mark Bas- sett, former Illinois newspaper man, and prospective editor of the Tulsa Dally News, died here this morning without regaining consciousness as a result of a bullet wound Inflicted Sunday morning, when he was found unconscious In the rooms of a local printing establishment. He had been shot In the head and his own revolver lay near by. Friends suspected murder and robbery the motive. The authorities are unable to determine whether It Is suicide or murder. KILLED IX STREET FIGHT.

Clash in ft French Town IU'tween Strikers and Gendarme. Peerlplgnan, France, July 27. During street' fighting in Barcelona today, a captain and three gendarmes and eight strikers were killed and a score of persons were wounded. Stat Employment Bureau Supplied Farmers Harvest Hands. Parsons didn't contribute many men to the harvest fields of' western Kansas, although a few bollermak-era' helpers went, and some of the men employed on the street railway construction went to the harvest fields after the work was done.

During the month of June the state free employment bureau handled In the neighborhood of 1,500 men. That number was sent to the harvest fields. The total number of Individuals was only 700, but many of these were redirected time after time. In some instances where young men from the East were placed by Chas. Harris, the director, they wrote into the ofllce when they were almost through with their Jobs and asked where they should go next.

In this way Mr. Harris kept men on the run from the southern to the northern line of the state. He handled some of them four or five times so that the total number of men placed was something like 1,500. The harvest ran over Into July and the report for this month will show almost as many men handled as in June. The free employment bureau did a record- business this year with Mr.

Harris as director. Few complaints were received from tho wheat growers and they appear to place more depend ence in the department than ever be fore. SPANISH WAR VETS HOLDING REUNION State Gathering of Soldiers and Sailors of Ohio Who Fought In Lute War. Kenton, Ohio, July 27. Soldiers Olid sailors who served In the army and navy of the United States during the war with Spain gathered here today in large numbers for the annual reunion of the United Spanish War Veterans of Ohio.

The opening day was taken up chiefly with the exchange of greetings, the annual reports of officers and encampment organization, Much Interest Is manifested in the election officers tomorrow. REV. CHAS. W. WYNANT DEAD.

Presiding Elder of Northwest Kansas M. Conference i Years. Salina, July 27. Word was received here today of the death of Rev. Charles W.

Wynant, presiding elder of the Concordia district of the Northwest Kansas conference of the Methodist Episcopal church at Ocean Grove, J. Ills death was due to Brlght's disease. He was at Ocean Grove attending a Methodist conference. He was a well known Kansas minister, having been presiding elder or the Concordia district for tho last six years. THOUGHT WIFE WAS A BURGLAR Man Who Wounded His Spouse Is In Custody and an Investigation Will Re Made.

Boston, July 27. Excited, caused by the belief that a burglar was In the house, Harry Pierce, a shoe designer, shot and fatally wounded his wife at their home In tho Jamaica Plains district, this morning. Pierce was taken Into custody pending an investigation, although the police believe that the shooting was accidental. WRIGHT STILL TRYING. Aeronaut Will Mnko an Ascension Dally.

Washington, D. July 27. "Weather permitting" said Orvllle Wright today, "I Intend to make a one-hour endurance trial this after noon and cross the country on a speed trial tomorrow. Trying All Around. "Matrlmonv mav seem verv nice." said the mild man, "but It certainly makes trying times for some peo ple." "For most everybody." corrected the keen observer.

"Those who are not trying to get In are trying to get out." Believe Judge Was Murdered. Chicago. July 27. That former Judge Clarkson of Kenosha, who disappeared about two weeks ago. may have been murdered In this city ond his body thrown Into the Chicago river is the theory on which the police are working today an endeavor to Identify the body )f the man who was found Satur day night In th drainage canal at Willow Springs.

Must Have $25 or Stay Out. New York, July 27. Secretary of Commerce Nagel has made a ruling that all aliens must have $25 In cash In their possession before being al lowed to enter this country. GOT WET FRENCHMAN WHO TRIED TO CROSS ENGLISH CHANNEL, FELL INTO THE SEA. HE NEARLY MADE IT Tried to Cross the Channel In His Monoplane and When Within a (Ample of Miles of English Shore His Hying Machine Dropped.

Sangatte, France, July 27 Hubert Latham started across the English channel in his monoplane today and had reached within two miles of the English shore when his machine sud denly dropped into the sea. Latham was rescued by a torpedo boat which he telegraphed yesterday evening to be ready to rescue him and his machine should there be an accident. The distance across the channel Is twenty-one miles. Latham had given it out earlier in the day that he proposed to fly from Calais across the channel, thence continuing his over land journey to eighty-five miles inland, thus eclipsing the recent exploit of Louis Bloriot. who crossed the channel without an accident In less than half an hour.

The accident to his monoplane prevented the accomplishments of either of these feats by Latham, but his rec ord of flight is next to that made by Blerlot. RAIN GENERAL ALL OVER STATE One Inch or Moisture at Wichita and Other Points Throughout the State Are Soaked. Wichita. July 27. One inch of rain fell here early today and rain has been reported at DodgO' City, Concordia, Newton, Wellington, Arkansas City, Harper and Norwlck In Kansas and at Fair-view, Clinton, Altus, Oklahoma City and Blackwell in Oklahoma.

This thoroughly breaks the drouth that has threatened tne growing corn. Four inches of rain fell at Blackwell. AGREEMENT IS IN SIGHT. The Statement is Confidently Made That Conference Is Nearing End. Washington, July 27.

That before the end of 'the day there would be a complete agreement by the conferees on the tariff bill was tho announcement made by some of the members of the conference committee this afternoon. It Is learned that. Chairman Payne has been standing for the House reductions with the backing of the president In the face of readiness on the part of his- colleagues to compromise. At times, the Insistence of Mr. Payne has threatened to break up the conference.

He has had violent altercations with one of his opponents, and has threatened to refuse to sign the report when they proposed to ov erride him. It has been on this firmness of Payne that the president has relied In telling visitors that he expected to sign the bill and to give it a clean bill of health as a substantial im provement on the Dingley measure. has steadily held that the ways and means chairman would win and that the bill that would be presented to him would embody as much reduc tion as the comparatively limited field of the con'erci has left open to him. WILL PREPARE KANSAS ROAD. Glidden Route- Between Sallmi and Rrookville to Re Dragged.

SalinaV July 27. Today sev eral Salina automobllists began work with King road drags to drag the main road between Salina and Brookville, a distance of fifteen miles, for the Glidden tourists, who will come over that route Thursday. This was decided upon at a meeting of the Salina Automobile club. Mayor Klrtland has sent a letter to the mayor of Ellsworth, asking him to have the road dragged from Ellsworth to Brookville, TO PENSION PERSIAN EN-SHAH. Annuity of If He Leave the Country at Once, Teheran, July 27.

The new Per sian government is prepared to of fer Mohammed All Mlrza, the ex- shah of Persia, an annual pension of $23,000 on condition that he leaves Persia without delay. Eight Years for Looting Bank, Los Angeles, July 27. Geo. Allen Beaty, the confessed bank robber who looted the First Na tional bank of Monrovia of $29,700 last December and was captured In Dayton, Ohio, was sentenced today to serve eight years in the Folgom Annual lnter-Stute Event Opens at Fargo. Fargo, N.

July 27. The annual luter-state fair opened today under most favorable auspices and with very flattering prospects of the most successful exposition ever held here. The merchants' live stoeV machinery, agricultural products and other departments are well filled with choice exhibits and the racing program is one of unusual excellence. This year the management has added many free attractions, Including balloon ascensions, vaudeville shows and other interesting leatures to occupy the Intervals between the races. A record-breaking crowd of visitors is expected during the four days that the fair will continue.

ALABAMA GOVERNOR CALLS EXTRA SESSION Legislature Convenes and Will Proceed to Make Imwh to Nail Down the "Lid." Montgomery, July 27. Pursuant to the call of Governor Comer the Alabama legislature met In extra session today. The main purpose of the session Is to strengthen the prohibition laws. Recently the supreme court held that members of bona fide social clubs might keep liquor In lockers, and that no city or county might legislate against this right. Governor Comer believes that state laws can be enacted that will make even the possession of liquor illegal.

Other matters with which the session will probably deal are child labor, municipal government by commission, impeachment of officers for failure to enforce laws, compulsory education, anti-gambling laws, pure food and drug laws, and a constitutional amendment providing for biennial sessions of the legislature. HROTHER AND SISTER MEET Had Not Seen Each Other For Twen ty-Four Years. Topeka. July 27. Mrs.

Margaret Groves of Orin Junction, and her brother, Jesse waggery, of Topeka, met today after being separated twenty-four years. They separated at the funeral of their mother In Cedar county. Mo. The girl was adopted liy a family when she was 6 weeks old. This family moved to Wyoming.

The boy, 4 years old. was adopted by T. T. Prather, a Kansas farmer, near Meri dian. A few days ago Mrs.

Groves learn ed of her brother's whereabouts and arrived here last night to visit with him. REPUBLICANS OF VIRGINIA MEET State Convention Will Re Called to Order Tomorrow at Newport News. Newport News, July 27. Many delegates and visitors are arriving in Newport News to attend the Republican state convention, which will be called to order at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning to nominate candidates for governor and other state officers to be voted for at the election next November. For the first time in the history of the Republican party In Virginia the leaders believe they have Rome show of electing their state ticket, as a result of the split In the Democratic ranks.

Several prominent Republicans are being boomed for the head of the ticket and it is possible there may be a lively contest In the convention before the choice Is decided. It is understood that the platform will advocate state-wide prohibition in opposition to the Democratic platform of local option. KANSAS WILL SEND CROWD. All Encampment Records For Kansas Will Probably lie Broken. A dispatch from Topeka says that the Grand Army train which will carry the Kansas veterans to the national encampment at Salt Lake City Is going to be a record breaker.

It was planned originally to have five coaches, a baggage car, chair car, a tourist sleeper, standard sleeper and observation car, but It had already been found that this will not begin to carry the crowd and five more cars have been added to the train. It is possible that it will take even more cars than this to carry the veterans out of Kansas. "I am receiving letters dally from the western part of the state asking for accommodations," said Commander J. H. Rickel, yesterday.

"I have a letter here from Great Bend stating that all of the reservations In tne tar there have been taken and that other applications are coming in. It looks like Kansas Is going to turn o.it a record breaking crowd to the national encampment," ABSCONDS ASSISTANT CASHIER TAKES ALL THE AVAILABLE CASH AND PI TS ON TIME LOCK. HE MADE BIG LOANS Not Only the Cash is Taken But Interest Rearing Accounts of the Rank Had Been Manipulated By the Now Missing Banker. Tipton, July 27. Just how much more than $00,000 Is missing from the First National Bank of which Noah Marker, who was assistant cashier has absconded, continues to be a secret today, locked from the public behind the doors of the Insti tution.

At least $25,000, It has been discovered, has been missing before Marker left, lu addition to the he took with him. It is also alleged that the interest bearing ac counts of the hank have been manip ulated. The total of these Is about $400,000. Marker, after sweeping together the money, set the time lock on the safe so that If could not be opened until 9 o'clock this morning and left the city on a traction car for Indi anapolis at 8 o'clock Saturday even ing, telling his wife that he woutd spend Sunday with his father and mother lu Indianapolis. Nothing more has been heard from him here.

Ieft Note to Brother. Marker left a note on the desk of his brother, William Marker, cashier of the bank, saying that he had gone forever and that, he had taken plenty of money "enough to supply all his expenses." The directors of the bank decided to suspend the bank's operations un til the national bank examiner has taken charge of the books. The bank has been Involved In liti gation for the possession of $40,000 of Cuyahoga county, Ohio, bonds. The president, E. W.

Shirk, was yes terday notified by his attorneys In Lima, Ohio, that they had obtained by replevin suit these securities which had been held by the Farmers and Citizens' Live Stock Insurance company of Lima, and had given bond for them for double their value. This proceeding was begun by Mr Shirk last week when, on returning to this city after several weeks' ab sence, he found that the bank had been Compelled to pay to the owners of the securities the amount of their value. Negotiated Rig Loans. The bonds had been turned over to the Insurance company by Noah Marker for examination, he said, and he had not demanded that they be paid out before they left his hands. When the owners Insisted that either the bonds should be returned to them or that a draft for their value should be forwarded to them, Noah Marker obtained a loan of $40,000 from an Indianapolis bank on his own bank's part, and settled for the bonds.

"I do not know," said Mr. Shirk, "the condition of the bank's funds, but I do know that we shall pay ev ery cent of Indebtedness. We are perfectly able to do this." William Marker, the cashier, said that he felt sure that his brother would return In a few days and face prosecution. "He has been worrying over let ting these bonds out of his hands until he is mentally deranged," said Mr. Marker.

"He hardly ate or slept for ten days before he left." Noah Marker had been connected with the bank for nineteen years. He was the Republican candidate for the mayoralty of this city four years ago and was defeated. He was an. active church member. He Is 35 years old and has a wife and two children.

SOl'NDS LIKE A FISH STORY Superintendent of School Faltt'hild Is the Ijitest Story Teller of Stale. Topeka, July 27. "The re cent hail storm In North Central Kansas did some unusual stunts," said State Superintendent of Schools Falrchlld who has just returned from that section. "The storm was a com bination hall storm and tornado. The hail stones beat the eyes out of sev eral horses and they had to be shot, Out of sixty cattle In one bunch for ty-eight were killed.

"One farmer had a windbreak around his house. Blackbirds made their homes In the trees. After the storm the farmer gathered up fifty bushels of dead blackbirds on the ground. Crops were pounded Into the ground." STRUCK BY BALL; INSTANTLY KILLED Harry Rubes, an Iowa Ball Player, Meets Death Willie on the Diamond. Dea Moines, July 27.

Harry Rubes, living near Spencer, was struck over the heart by pitched bail during ft game yesterday after- nooa. He died almost instantly. SLAYER OP STANBFORR WHITE RELIEVES HK WILL HE RE- LEASED FROM ASYLUM. IS TO FACE JEROME Thaw Is Eager to Testify In His Own Behalf and Says He Is Not Afraid to Face Jerome He-, cites Many Familiar Farts and Incidents. White riaina, N.

July 27. JIarry Thaw will probably not reach the witness stand at today's hearing iu bis application for release from Matteawan criminal insane asylum which is being heard by the supremo court. Thaw is eager to testify and entered the court room looking unusually buoyant. "I will never go back to Matteawan. I am well satisfied with tho hearing thus far, and am not afraid to face Jerome." In two respects the hearing yesterday was a reminder of the two homicide trials which Thaw underwent.

District Attorney Jerome of New York, at the request of the attorney general's office, appeared in court and took entire charge of the state's caso Rrainstorm Doctor On the Stand. Mr. Jerome and Thaw sat so close together that their chairs touched, but if the prisoner had any fear of the man who prosecuted him, his face did not show it. All but one of the witnesses were Thaw's yesterday and his equanimity was undisturbed. At times he and the New York district attorney chatted and Bmiled like old friends reunited.

The other familiar feature of the county authorities contend still af-ana of the New Jersey state insane asylum at Morris Plains, famous for his Introduction at the trials of the term''braln storm." Dr. Evans testified that Thaw has not now and never has had the particular kind of insanity known as "paranoia," which the state and the county authorities content still afflicts him. To Deny Threatening Wife. The oldest practicing physician in White Plains, and jane. the youngest, also "said that the defendant was mentally sound.

Dr. Henry Ernst Schmidt, aged 80, qualified as an alienist, while the younger, man, Dr. William J. Meyer, testified in his capacity of White Plains Jail physician, which gave him numerous, opportunities of talking and seeing the prisoner at frequent intervals. Evelyn Nesblt Thaw did not go to White Plains yesterday.

Mr. Jerome eald that she was still under subpoena and might be called for cross-examination after Thaw has been on the witness stand. Dr. Evans said yesterday that during a recent talk with Thaw in the jail here the prisoner declared his wife's assertion on the stand week before last that Thaw had threatened to kill her, was false. Thaw Is expected to repeat this on the stand, and the state may call his wife to make the charge once more.

Mystery In Thi Exhibit. In the afternoon session various records of Thaw's second trial were presented by Clifford W. Hartrldge, Thaw's former counsel. Mr. Morsch-auser objected to this proceeding on the ground that the witness's relations with Thaw were confidential, and after some argument the papers were received, but were not read at this time.

They included a report by Dr. Britton IJ. Evans, one of the alienists employed by the defense during the trials of Thaw on the charge of murder. The examination of Hartridga who was called by Jerome, indicated that the exhibits he held Included certain "Instruments." On account of Attorney Morsch-auser's objections. Judge Mills directed the witness to retire to an ante-Toom and wrap his exhibits In paper which would conceal their nature.

He reappeared with a package about two feet long and three Inches in diameter, which he turned over to the Clerk. Hartrldge said that this mysterious exhibit was given to him in the presence of two women, one of them, Susan Merrill, a New York housekeeper. Aj. NOTABLE CASE IS Oil TRIAL TODAY fcixty-Five Witnesses in Case of F. T.

Wagner, Accused of Offering Perjured Testimony. Madison, July 27. The case of Detective Frank T. Wagner of Milwaukee, charged with having offered perjured testimony before the legislative senatorial investigation committee two months ago, was called (or trial today. The trial promises to be a notable one.

Sixty-five witnesses from various parts of the state hare been. summoned to Hestlfy, PLANS FOR FUTURE No Intention of Letting the Chautnu-qua Drop, Rut There May Be Made In the Plans for Next 'Year' Session. ff' The chautauqua at Forrest park will close this evening. Everything seems tame after the band concert last night, but Phidelah Rice is promised as a closing attraction, who will leave good taste in the mouths of the chautauquans. Phi delah will render a version ot "Peaceful Valley," and Mr.

Bartell, in announcing him last night, said he had heard Sol Smith Russell in "Peaceful Valley," and that Phidelah had Sol out on a limb. Colonel Geo. W. Bain, one of the veterans of the chautauqua circuit, gave his lecture, "If I Could Live My Life Over Again," this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. There Is one thing about the colonel.

While he has grown old on the lecture platform, his lectures are always new, and no one doubts him when he says his heart Is as young as ever. The colonel's voice is as strong and vibrant an when he first commenced lecturing forty years ago, and he keeps up with the times In all things. In such a lecture as he delivered tblit-afternoon. Colonel Bain can certainly speak as one who know and marks the mile-posts along the way others must go, Kryl and His Band. There were perhaps 1,350 people In the big tent at the chautauqua last night whon Bohumtr Kryl and his band gave the star attraction of the assembly that Is just Nearly every seat was taken, except perhaps a hundred In the silk-stock-lug section roped off for those who paid the two bits extra for reserved BAufa TltA Cm nrt k.tttmn b.l.l .1 ..111 1 I classical report of the It only knows that Bohumlr Kryl Is ft; great leader and he has a great band; that the concert given last night was worth the price of the entire season ticket, but except by looking at the program the reporter couldn't tell whether the band was playing a selection from Bucalossi, Liszt or a selection from the grand opera of the Isle of Bong-Bong, livery note seemed to touch some emotion of the souls of men, or play upon the passions like some skilled performer upon the keys of an Instrument.

Soft and clear would come the note of the Instrument, tike some vanishing hope that had. for a moment warmed the heart and theu passed away, leaving nothing but a memory, and then would come the crash of instruments, each play ed by a master hand, telling of war and strife, and above all, the clear notes of some Instrument with Its story of victory. Then, again, the listener would hear the peaceful notes that told the story of the valley In which was the home. From somewhere down the long lane could, be heard the cow bell, while night closed around and there came the soft murmur of nature lulling to sleep and rest. From somewhore out of the rythmic landscape that was being painted in' music came tne sound of the church bell calling to worship, and then as the last clang died away there burst forth the grand notes of the organ in its of fering of music upon the altar.

For a classical, technical report of the concert the reporter for the Sun must give place to an expert. Even the songs were too classical for him. Sometimes he could under stand the words, but not always. But he did know that no one could bear such a concert as was given last night without having higher aspirations, without being a better man or woman for having heard. It is not necessary that a man be a trained botanist to understand and appre ciate tho beauty of the rose, and no more Is it necessary that the man who heard the concert last night should have been a trained musician to understand.

Perhaps he enjoyed It more because he did not stand. mere must nave oeen mis- takes in notes and technique, to the man who did not he knew nothing of this. He only knew that he was listening to music that thrilled every fiber of his being. that touched his heart, that played upon his finer feelings and brought him nearer to that which is good. that inspired him to better things.

The writer was told that the program rendered last night was a very difficult one, and be doesn't doubt it and will never attempt it. The writer has played penncble, bridge whist and a few other things, and has even been told that he played hell, but until he Is given ft golden harp or soma other kind of lnstru- (Continued On Peg penitentiary, Ths Parsons San prints tie new..